VorpalBunny

I'm not a big citrus fan anyway... when I put this on it was overpoweringly lemony. Then over time the floral came out and my chemistry made it smell like a cleaning product. But the good news is I have a friend who is HUGE citrus fan, so I may give her my imp to try and enable her!

I was gifted an imp of this by a certain very wonderful fairy. I haven't gotten around to reviewing it because I can't seem to formulate a description. Florals are always hit or miss, so I wasn't sure, but Beltane is definitely a hit! I do get a jasmine-y smell and maybe a lily scent as well, not sure. It's a strong yet airy floral, if that makes sense. The scent is definitely not subtle, but it's not cloying or overpowering. And it has great staying power too. Some florals turn sour on me over time, but this one stays lovely the whole time. It really makes me think of new spring, when all the flowers are in blossom and the air is just starting to warm up.

When it first goes on, it's got a lightly minty (not overpowering), sugary, boozey smell. Then as it dries down the mint fades and it's predominantly boozy. But then over time, it fades to a sweet, slightly minty amber scent which is perfumey and lovely. After trying this a few different times, I find that the hot humid weather really brings out the best in this scent. Kind of like a real mint julep, best enjoyed in the heat.

Hmm... I can't really put my finger on this scent, but I love it a lot. Something about it reminds me of that sweet, sort of musty scent of old books. It has a little floral tinge and a little sweet one, with the faintest earth scent underneath, not an overpowering earth scent like Zombi or some of the Demeter perfumes, a very subtle one.

Oooh!! This is a perfect blend of feminine and sexy but subtle at the same time. The rose is just a hint of rose, without it being cloying, so it has a nice floral undertone, and the musk and amber are mild and sexy without being overpowering. This is a great scent for a romantic encounter where you want to be pretty and feminine with an underlying sexiness. I'll have to order a big bottle later.

Aquatics usually don't work well on me AT ALL, but I HAD to order Cthulhu, just on principle. It's a good thing too, because it's one of the aquatics that actually does turn out nice on me. (Something about my chemistry makes them turn sour after a while for some reason). After the drydown, it gets a bit floral on me, with still a very aquatic undertone. The other thing about aquatics are they often smell really masculine, Cthulhu doesn't smell overly masculine on me, but it's a scent that I think would work well on a guy. All in all, Cthulhu isn't a scent I would wear every day, but it's nice for a change and is a great scent. Good for those days when you feel like channeling denizens of the deep. Or something.

With some of the reviews, I was a little worried that this wouldn't smell nice on me. But I think Envy is a lovely scent. Green herbal describes it perfectly, but I don't get any hint of a medicine smell, just a nice clean herbal, with a very faint hint of something lemon-- maybe lemongrass or lemon verbena? I actually didn't smell mint or lavender, which is good because sometimes in blends those get overpowering on me. It smelled really nice on me. It's not a scent that's usually my speed, I prefer some of the darker scents or florals, but it was really pretty.

This scent is only a prototype, so the final scent may vary slightly. (copy 'n' pasted from my comment in the BPAL Chatter thread) Fire Eater is like a slightly spicy, slightly sweet floral, in the way that carnations are spicy. It is a beautiful scent, it's not a girlie floral or white floral at all, so you still might like it even if you aren't a floral person. Maybe I smell carnation, and a hint of some spice but very faint, it does seem like the teeniest bit of cinnamon. I'm thinking this will be a divine scent for summer, a floral you can wear even if you aren't in a particularly floral mood. And now that I am wearing it by itself and not layered on top of Pink Moon and who knows what else, on me it gets a bit spicier over time, but it's not a spicy cinnamon scent like Hamadryad. It just has a bit of a kick. Absolutely lovely.

Eclipse can be candylike on me at times.

Malediction is smoky, dark, mysterious, and heavy. It's very heavy on the patchouli with a hint of an almost lemony scent. It's definitely not an everyday scent for me, but it might be nice for when one is in a dark mood.

I got this from a very special fellow forumite as a cheer-up gift and I've been saving it. Today I decided to break it out and try it. I love it, it's sweet and floral and complex all at the same time. So Piscean, to be many conflicting things at once. I don't make out any individual notes... sweet without being cloying, floral without being sharp, a little musky, and intense without being overpowering, just like a Pisces. I will treasure the rest of my imp.

Rapture is very musky and a little fruity. Complex and dark, I think the myrrh comes through a lot. I don't smell the rose and I barely smell the jasmine. It's a fun, dark-sexy scent.

Ooh, Beth has created yet another fabulous floral. It has a predominantly night-blooming floral scent, but spicy, darker and more intense. The smell comes across as mostly jasmine and cinnamon to me. I love it.

I second (third? fifth?) Brisingamen.

Ophelia is such a lovely scent, so appropriate for the lovely, complex character she is named after. It is a light and sweet floral, not screaming floral, but with a definite floral tone, and a lovely sweet scent that I can't place. The rose comes through over time, faint but present. Altogether lovely and complex and I am thinking this might be the next floral I buy. Sadly, I don't smell stargazer lily at all, the actual flowers are one of my favourite scents, but since they are so overpowering perhaps it's just as well. A great spring or summer scent.

OK, I told myself I was not going to order any more BPAL for a while, but I am going to visit a friend later this summer and I am thinking of getting a bottle of something uber sexy for the trip. I have Perversion, but I don't think it's quite the right scent to bring, I have F54 but I refuse to travel with even an imp of that (especially after spilling so much of it on my duvet a while back). I am leaning toward maybe Brisingamen or Wanda or O... but I am open to suggestions. Any votes? Or other suggestions? I'd like it to be one of the Love Potions family, just cause.

Ultraviolet, definitely!

Oooh! I found a runner-up for Red Moon finally! On me, Pink Moon is a slightly floral, sexy, candy smell...not sickeningly sweet or foody really, but it just makes me think candy. I can smell a hint of muguet and daffodil, but no strawberry. And it has a lunar undertone that's just slightly reminscent of Red Moon (although I wouldn't say it's really similar at all). I love it love it love it! It sort of reminds me of Yankee Candle, but in a good way, if that makes any sense at all. It is a fabulous spring/summer blend, I think I've found a new signature scent for this spring!!

Mmm…this one is soft and faintly sweet. I get mainly honey, with the faintest touch of floral and a tiny bit of sandalwood. I like it a lot. It's good for a day where you want a lighter but still sexy sweet scent. I also think it would be a great scent to mix with unscented dusting powder. There are so many scents that I love that I'm not sure I'd buy a 5ml, but I might.

Brisingamen smells like a slightly sweetened, tempered amber. It is a very sexy scent, but I get zero floral. Maybe I smell the faintest hint of carnation. I almost smell vanilla, I'm not sure what that's about. I thought it MIGHT work on a man, I'm kind of curious, since it's not very girlie or feminine on me at all.

Eve is such a complex scent, and nothing like any of the other BPAL I've tried. Apple-y without being fruity. Slightly sweet, with a predominant honey and almost amber scent (maybe that’s the ylang ylang). Sexy and feminine, but subdued. I don't get much of a floral note. I think this would be a good one to recommend to any friends or relatives. (And in the borderline TMI department, when I tried Eve I put some in my cleavage and it apparently got on my bra, so when I wore the bra again, the echo of Eve that I got was just so lovely.)

Aeval is a lovely green floral. It just smells green. I do smell the sage, after it dries down. It's just a lovely, springy scent. I can't wait to wear it this spring, I am so glad I got a 5ml. Sadly, I don't smell the tonka at all. Nevertheless, I still love it.

I love Intrigue. It has a hint of cocoa, without sweet foody chocolateness. I smell a similarity to Carnal, which must be the fig. It's light but intense, sweet but not overly so, with a hint of dark sexiness. This is definitely one of my favourites. I think I like it better than Carnal, but I'll have to compare the two a bit more.

Very lemony, but not cleaning product lemony. Like fresh lemons. I also smell a hint of muskiness, which I must be imagining. This might be a good mood-lifting scent, with the citrus and jasmine. When I first put it on, I don't smell the green tea at all. Over time, the green tea comes out just a bit, but it's still very subdued.

Ultraviolet describes this one perfectly. It is an utterly perfect violet scent. Incredibly lovely, and great for spring. I'll love this for the days I want a lighter, more feminine scent. Some of the violet blends have a metallic or biting scent on me, but this has none of that.